Current practices and profiles of ophthalmologists involved in retinopathy of prematurity care in Brazil.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) care in Brazil varies in availability of resources and infrastructure. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among ophthalmologists of the Brazilian ROP Group (BRA-ROP) to assess the profiles and practices of ophthalmologists involved in ROP care. A total of 78 responses of BRA-ROP participants (79%) were included.

Longitudinal Follow-Up of Gross Motor Function in Children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome from a Cohort in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Knowledge of how congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) impacts motor development of children longitudinally is important to guide management. The objective of the present study was to describe the evolution of gross motor function in children with CZS in a Rio de Janeiro hospital. In children with CZS without arthrogryposis or other congenital osteoarticular malformations who were followed in a prospective cohort study, motor performance was evaluated at two timepoints using the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and the Gross Motor Function Measurement test (GMFM-88).

Gross motor function in children with Congenital Zika Syndrome from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) is characterized by many impairments especially in the central nervous system, potentially compromising neurodevelopment and causing significant morbidity in affected children. The aim was to assess gross motor function in children with CZS. This was a cross-sectional investigation nested within a prospective cohort study of children with CZS based in a Brazilian referral hospital in Rio de Janeiro.

Language delay was associated with a smaller head circumference at birth in asymptomatic infants prenatally exposed to the Zika virus.

Aim: Our aim was to analyse 12-month outcomes of children who were prenatally exposed to the Zika virus and asymptomatic at birth.

Methods: This was an observational, exploratory study of infants exposed to the Zika virus during gestation and born between March 2016 and April 2017 without congenital Zika syndrome. They were followed until the age of 22 months.

Predictors for de novo stress urinary incontinence following pelvic reconstructive surgery with mesh.

Objective: The aims of this study are to describe the postoperative incidence of de novo stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women who underwent anterior vaginal compartment prolapse repair using synthetic polypropylene mesh and to identify risk factors for this outcome.

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study of 146 women who underwent anterior vaginal repair from 2007 to 2017 and followed by a minimum period of 12 months was performed. The incidence of de novo SUI was evaluated at 3 and 12 months of follow-up.

Differences in energy expenditure in human donor milk versus formula milk in preterm newborns: A crossover study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the ratio between energy expenditure and caloric density in human donor milk versus formula milk in preterm newborn infants.

Methods: This was a crossover, randomized clinical trial with 29 preterm newborn infants receiving full diet. The infants were randomly assigned to receive either human milk or formula milk alternating, after a 24-h period.

The distribution of novel biomarkers in carcinoma-in-situ, microinvasive, and squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix.

Importin-β, exportin-5, p16, Ki-67, Mcl1, PDL1, and cFLIP are each over-expressed in the majority of CIN 1 lesions. These biomarkers, plus HPV E6/E7 RNA, were analyzed in carcinoma-in-situ (CIS), microinvasive, and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the uterine cervix and cervical carcinoma cell lines. Only p16 and Ki-67 continued to be over-expressed in CIS, with a concomitant marked increase in E6/E7 RNA.

Eye Findings in Infants With Suspected or Confirmed Antenatal Zika Virus Exposure.

Unlabelled: : media-1vid110.1542/5804915134001PEDS-VA_2018-1104 OBJECTIVES: To characterize ophthalmic manifestations of confirmed or suspected antenatal Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure.

Methods: Infants with antenatal ZIKV exposure were referred for evaluation during the 2015-2016 Rio de Janeiro outbreak.

ANALYSIS OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AFTER ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY.

Objectives: To describe the rate of surgical site infections in children undergoing orthopedic surgery in centers of excellence and analyze the patients' profiles.

Methods: Medical records of pediatric patients undergoing orthopedic surgery in the Jamil Haddad National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics from January 2012 to December 2013 were analyzed and monitored for one year. Patients diagnosed with surgical site infection were matched with patients without infection by age, date of admission, field of orthopedic surgery and type of surgical procedure.

The efficacy of the use of intravenous human immunoglobulin in Brazilian newborns with rhesus hemolytic disease: a randomized double-blind trial.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of intravenous human immunoglobulin (IVIG) in the presence of high-intensity phototherapy in decreasing the need for exchange transfusion in newborns with rhesus hemolytic disease.

Study Design And Methods: We performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The trial included D+ newborns born at 32 weeks of gestational age or later with a positive direct antiglobulin test and whose mothers were Rh-alloimmunized and did or did not receive intrauterine transfusion.

[Assessment of the impact of the NGO Refazer on medical care for children at social risk].

Objective: Assess the impact of activities by the nongovernmental organization Refazer in support of medical care for children at social risk.

Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted of 77 patients from Rio de Janeiro in treatment at the Fernandes Figueira Institute and supported by Refazer. The assessment period was two years, one before and the other during the intervention period while being supported by the NGO.

Development of a technique for evaluating temporal parameters of sucking in breastfeeding preterm newborns.

Aims: The aim of the current study was to developed and test the reliability of a technique for measuring temporal parameters of sucking in breastfeeding infants.

Methods: The technique was developed using a cohort of 11 term and 12 preterm infants, and subsequently evaluated using a cohort of 43 preterm infants. Measurements related to sucking pressure in the term and preterm infants were acquired.

Effects of non-nutritive sucking and oral stimulation on breastfeeding rates for preterm, low birth weight infants: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To determine the influence of non-nutritive sucking and oral stimulation programs on breastfeeding rates at discharge, at 3 and at 6 months of corrected age in preterm infants with very low birth weight.

Methods: Preterm infants were randomized into experimental and control groups. Ninety-eight preterm infants were randomized and 96 remained in the study until reaching the corrected age of 6 months.